Musical Theatre Mood Board!

In order to think in greater detail about the world of musical theatre and possible target audiences I have created the following mood board based on all things musical...


So why have I included these things?

To keep it simple I placed a short definition of what musical theatre is in the centre of the mood board. To the right, a large image of two drama masks which are a stereotypical 'logo' to musical theatre and generally drama. I have used lots of colour charts because musicals are seen to be very vibrant and colourful. The colour I predominantly used is pink as it is bright and stereotypical a female colour which, again stereotypically, musical theatre appeals more to females. Down in the bottom right hand corner I've stuck a small piece of red ribbon and a picture of a costume from the magnificent masquerade scene in 'The Phantom of the Opera'. I including this image because of the attention to detail in all the costumes and because they are so important in added to a character as well as looking aesthetically appealing.

The lights at the top are included as a technical aspect of musical theatre as it is important to remember that it is not just about the finished project, what is seen on stage. There is a lot of preparation to every show and without technology, theatre would be incredibly different! The stage in the bottom left corner is a standard, simple stage, included in my mood board for obvious reasons. Further up from this, and again placed for obvious reasons, there is an image of some musical notes. Music is very important as it is what makes this style of theatre what it is. In TV and Film music is often used to create atmospheres. In musical theatre it is not only used to create an atmosphere, but to actually tell a majority of the story...as well as something to dance too!

I have included images of the logos of 6 popular musicals. I have grouped them into two 3's because of the variation in genres/styles. To the right of the definition there are 3 musicals classed as 'classics' and from these examples, all in fact are operas. They have been around for years! To the bottom left there are 3 'modern' musicals. They all have a completely different style of music to the other 3 and so appeal more to a younger audience, especially 'Rent'! Having said this, 'We Will Rock You' is all Queen music. This completely broadens the audience.

In between the images and colour charts are three phrases and three stars. The phrases link to musical theatre in some way whether it be the stereotype 'Diva' or the quote from 'Annie Get Your Gun' - 'There's no business like show business'. The stars are because, well, the performers, in a way are.




All images used in mood board taken from google...